Criminal Law Act 1977 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Criminal Law Act 1977

This provision defines conspiracy, creates offences tied to violent entry, trespass, obstruction, and false statements, and sets related penalties and exceptions.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
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Language
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This provision defines conspiracy, creates offences tied to violent entry, trespass, obstruction, and false statements, and sets related penalties and exceptions. This provision defines key offence categories, sets the Act’s commencement and transitional powers, and amends several criminal procedure and penalty rules, including offences involving false bomb warnings. If a person aged 17+ is charged in England or Wales with certain listed offences and a section 17(1) or (2) firearms offence, the magistrates’ court must treat the listed offence as indictable-only unless the firearms case drops out.